#FridayFlashback: Remember when 350 San Diegans stood together with refugee and Muslim neighbors against hate and fear? And Hanif Mohebi of CAIR San Diego pointed out that a Muslim ban would be "the beginnings of fascism?" With yesterday and today's ICE raids and continued scapegoating of
It's been a tough few weeks. Our families who had planned to be reunited with family members just a short few weeks ago, now have little hope to see their children, parents, and loved ones. As you can imagine, the threats to the community are urgent and real,
[caption id align="alignnone" width="526"] Photo source: https://www.facebook.com/LeichtagFoundation/photos/gm.296754084075368/1590030761026932/?type=3&theater [https://www.panasd.org/caption] San Diego Jewish Journal mentioned PANA in an article highlighting Leichtag Foundation's event "We Were Refugees, Too.
PANA's director of civic engagement and community partnerships Ismahan Abdullahi was interviewed by CBS News 8 in the segment "San Diegans continue protests against Trump's ban", aired on Jan 29, 2017 as part of Top Story at 5:00. Source: http://www.cbs8.com/
PANA's director of civic engagement and community partnerships Ismahan Abdullahi was quoted by by The San Diego Union-Tribune in the article "Attorneys outline bleak reentry prospects to worried Somalis", published on Jan 29, 2017 by James DeHaven. The passage: Ismahan Abdullahi, an event organizer who fled
PANA's Community Town Hall event on executive orders was covered by San Diego Free Press in the article "Trump’s Long Shadow Falls on San Diego Immigrants, Refugees, Muslims", published on Jan 30, 2017 by Anna Daniels. The passage: A few hours earlier a town hall
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Various media outlets are reporting that President Trump will issue an executive order that would slash refugee admissions by more than half, grind all resettlement to a halt, indefinitely ban Syrian refugees, and prioritize religious minorities over all other refugees. These proposed changes fly in the face of our best
PANA leader Ammar Kawkab was quoted by by The San Diego Union-Tribune in the article "San Diego Groups Await Trump’s Executive Orders On Refugee Program", published on Jan 26, 2017 by Tarryn Mento. The passage: Ammar Kawkab, a Syrian refugee of Kurdish origin, said he thinks the
PANA's executive director Ramla Sahid was quoted by by The San Diego Union-Tribune in the article "San Diegans welcome, reject, news of Trump immigration action", published on Jan 24, 2017 by Kate Morrisey. The passage: “I can't fathom the loss and sadness families must
PANA's executive director Ramla Sahid was quoted by by The San Diego Union-Tribune in the article "Trump to sign executive orders enabling construction of border wall and targeting sanctuary cities", published on Jan 24, 2017 by Jerry Markon, Robert Costa, Abigail Hauslohner. The passage: Ramla Sahid,
We must affirm the dignity and humanity of over 65 million people who have been forced to flee home who deserve our compassion. This is what we do as Americans. We stand in opposition to any announcement which turns our backs on refugees at a time when they are most